Vinnie Purpura

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Vs. Florida Everblades| 02/07/2024

ESTERO, FL- The Adirondack Thunder and Florida Everblades began their second series of the season after Adirondack took two out of three back in Glens Falls in early December. The opening 2:10 of the game would feature a goal by each team as Shane Harper and Nathan Staios scored 28 seconds apart and a fight, […]

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Make Trade With Atlanta Gladiators

The Adirondack Thunder have been busy today.

ECHL: Adirondack Thunder Mid-Season Report Card

The Adirondack Thunder have officially hit the halfway point and have taken their success at the end of last season and applied it to this season as they currently have a record of 25-8-2-1 and sit in first place in the North Division and second in the Eastern Conference heading into the All-Star Break. “Certainly […]

ECHL Series Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Maine Mariners | 01/05-06/2024

The Adirondack Thunder now have their longest winning streak of the year, as they have now won five straight games after beating the Maine Mariners on Friday and Saturday Night and will go for six in a row this afternoon vs Trois-Rivieres Lions. Adirondack got a ton of contributions from Timor Ibragov (4G,1A) and Topias […]

ECHL: Vinnie Purpura Named Rookie of the Month

The ECHL has announced that Adirondack Thunder Goaltender Vinnie Purpura has been named the league’s Rookie of the Month for December 2023. Purpura went 6-0-1 last month with a 2.18 GAA and .932SV%, including a career-high 40 saves at Trois-Rivires on December 20th. The 25-year-old netminder is 9-1-2 on the season with a 2.35 GAA […]

ECHL Game Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs Trois-Rivieres Lions| 01/03/2024

The Adirondack Thunder have kicked off 2024 the same way they ended 2023 with a win as the Thunder improved to 19-8-2-1 this year and now sit just two points out of the top spot in the Eastern Conference. In the opening frame, Joe Vrbetic and Vinnie Purpura would both make some big saves to […]

ECHL Weekend Recap: Adirondack Thunder vs. Newfoundland Growlers| 12/30-12/31

It was the final weekend series of the 2023 Calander year for the Adirondack Thunder, and not only did the team show up, but the fans did as well, as both games were announced as sellouts, “There’s no better crowd in this league; and the city rallies behind us, especially around the holidays it’s nice […]

ECHL: Thunder Head Into Holiday Break On North Division Nice List

The Adirondack Thunder will head into the Holiday break with a four-point lead in the North Division, a position that has been unfamiliar to the team in previous years, “Especially now that I live here, I think of it as a hockey town, I kinda think of it from the fans perspective locally it makes […]

ECHL: Purpura’s Career-High 40 Saves Leads Thunder To OT Victory

The Adirondack Thunder had yet another Wednesday Night game as they headed to Trois-Rivieres for their second matchup with the Lions as Trois-Rivieres took the opening game of the season series in Glens Falls on November 12th by a score of 3-2. In the opening frame, it would be Joe Vrbetic and Vinnie Purpura who […]

ECHL: The Adirondack Thunder Three-Headed Monster In Net

The Adirondack Thunder have gotten off to a strong start as they hold a 14-6-2-1 record through 23 games and sit in first place in the North Division. In years past, they have had guys who are going to score 25-30 goals, but this season, it’s everyone that’s been chipping in offensively. Adirondack leads the […]